Rebel Spirit was born in 1989 in Casablanca.
Born Mohammed Amine El Bellaoui, he first developed his practice through graffiti before studying graphic design at the École des Beaux-Arts in Casablanca.
His practice combines drawing, illustration, oil painting and watercolour, alongside digital techniques such as animation, pixilation and compositing.
His two illustrated books, Le guide casablancais 1 & 2, helped bring his work to wider recognition beyond the urban art scene. The figure of the “Casablancais” became a recurring motif through which the artist stages Casablanca, its inhabitants and its contradictions.
Rebel Spirit lives and works in Casablanca.